Kerala: Jumbo razes sidewall of well to rescue its calf (KOCHI)
The New Indian Express
July 11, 2024
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Jul/11/kerala-jumbo-razes-sidewall-of-well-to-rescue-its-calf
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Tension prevailed in Illithodu village in Malayattoor Neeleswaram panchayat
on Wednesday morning as a three-year-old elephant calf fell into a well on
the farmland of Pandala Saju. The mother elephant knocked down the sidewall
of the well and pulled out the calf by around 6.30 am.
A herd of around seven elephants had entered the village on Tuesday night.
The elephants were roaming around Saju’s farmland when the calf fell into
the well around 4.30 am. The mother elephant tried to rescue the calf by
razing the sidewalls of the well while other elephants moved back and took
guard. Though local residents and forest department staff reached the spot,
the herd did not allow anyone to approach the area.
As the well was only six feet deep, the mother elephant managed to pull out
the calf within two hours and the herd returned to the forest along with
the calf without causing disturbance. Meanwhile, another herd of 21
elephants had entered the village spreading panic among residents.
Another elephant calf had fallen into a well in the village on February 16,
this year. The residents had launched a protest and the forest officials
had promised that the 150-acre teak plantation at Illithodu will be
converted into a natural forest to reduce the conflict.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Jul/11/kerala-jumbo-razes-sidewall-of-well-to-rescue-its-calf
Kerala: Jumbo razes sidewall of well to rescue its calf (KOCHI)
The New Indian Express
July 11, 2024
See link
<https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Jul/11/kerala-jumbo-razes-sidewall-of-well-to-rescue-its-calf>
for photo.
Tension prevailed in Illithodu village in Malayattoor Neeleswaram panchayat
on Wednesday morning as a three-year-old elephant calf fell into a well on
the farmland of Pandala Saju. The mother elephant knocked down the sidewall
of the well and pulled out the calf by around 6.30 am.
A herd of around seven elephants had entered the village on Tuesday night.
The elephants were roaming around Saju’s farmland when the calf fell into
the well around 4.30 am. The mother elephant tried to rescue the calf by
razing the sidewalls of the well while other elephants moved back and took
guard. Though local residents and forest department staff reached the spot,
the herd did not allow anyone to approach the area.
As the well was only six feet deep, the mother elephant managed to pull out
the calf within two hours and the herd returned to the forest along with
the calf without causing disturbance. Meanwhile, another herd of 21
elephants had entered the village spreading panic among residents.
Another elephant calf had fallen into a well in the village on February 16,
this year. The residents had launched a protest and the forest officials
had promised that the 150-acre teak plantation at Illithodu will be
converted into a natural forest to reduce the conflict.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Jul/11/kerala-jumbo-razes-sidewall-of-well-to-rescue-its-calf